HUNGER HEROES
The Food Stamp Outreach Coalition is pleased to announce the Hunger
Heroes Program. This program was established to honor local offices that
provide exemplary service in assisting eligible clients obtain food
stamps. The goal of the program is to recognize and support those local
offices with food stamp professionals who embrace the mission of the
food stamp program…“to increase food security and to reduce hunger by
providing children and low income people with food, a healthy diet and
nutrition education.”
Local offices with a unique and creative approach to serving their
clients will be selected as the 2005 Hunger Heroes. Awardees will be
acknowledged at the 2005 State Food Stamp Directors conference. All
Hunger Heroes nominees will be recognized with a certificate noting the
extra effort, commitment and passion these offices contribute to
assuring that food stamp participants have the nutrition assistance they
need for their families. In addition, all nominees will be listed as
exemplary offices on the Food Stamp Program’s web site (http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/).
The nomination process is simple. Any individual, agency or
organization who has worked, observed or has personal experience with a
local food stamp office that provides exemplary service to food stamp
clients and/or applicants may nominate that office to be honored as a
Hunger Hero. Nomination forms will be available in local food stamp
offices, and various web pages such as the Food Stamp Program’s outreach
pages, World Hunger Year, American Public Human Services Association and
the Food Research and Action Center. All
nominations for this year’s awards must be submitted by March 1, 2005.
The Food Stamp Outreach Coalition is a national group of interested
organizations and individuals that provide a forum for the sharing of
outreach ideas, strategies, and resources in order to improve the
accessibility of the Food Stamp Program and increase participation by
eligible persons. The Coalition seeks to broaden community awareness and
improve access and support for the Food Stamp Program and is committed
to improving its effectiveness through viable partnerships.
Questions concerning the Hunger Heroes Program or the Food Stamp
Coalition should be emailed to
FSOC@fns.usdsa.gov.
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